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Private universities, ranked on official NIRF data.

UPES Dehradun NIRF #45 · 2025 PRIVATE Full profile
MAHE Manipal NIRF #3 · 2025 PRIVATE Full profile

Category scoreboard

Every NIRF category in 2025 — expand for scores and history through this edition. Green marks the winner.

Engineering2025 #43 —
NIRF 2025 UPES Dehradun MAHE Manipal
NIRF Rank #43 —
Score 56.99 —
TLR 71.3 —
RPC 55.5 —
GO 54.3 —
OI 62.7 —
PR 18.2 —

Year-wise rank

2019202020212022202320242025
UPES Dehradun #145 NEW #167 22 #91 76 #61 30 #54 7 #42 12 #43 1
MAHE Manipal · · · · · · ·
Overall2025 #64 #14
NIRF 2025 UPES Dehradun MAHE Manipal
NIRF Rank #64 #14
Score 53.22 66.86
TLR 63.0 79.4
RPC 45.6 61.8
GO 60.8 78.5
OI 65.4 67.7
PR 19.5 20.3

Year-wise rank

201720182019202020212022202320242025
UPES Dehradun · · · · · #97 NEW #79 18 #59 20 #64 5
MAHE Manipal #30 NEW #18 12 #16 2 #14 2 #15 1 #17 2 #16 1 #14 2 #14 0
University2025 #45 #3
NIRF 2025 UPES Dehradun MAHE Manipal
NIRF Rank #45 #3
Score 54.44 69.25
TLR 63.0 79.4
RPC 45.6 61.8
GO 60.8 78.5
OI 65.4 67.7
PR 31.7 44.2

Year-wise rank

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
UPES Dehradun · · · · · #100 NEW #65 35 #52 13 #46 6 #45 1
MAHE Manipal #32 NEW #18 14 #11 7 #9 2 #8 1 #7 1 #7 0 #6 1 #4 2 #3 1
Management2025 #36 —
NIRF 2025 UPES Dehradun MAHE Manipal
NIRF Rank #36 —
Score 58.33 —
TLR 77.7 —
RPC 40.3 —
GO 70.6 —
OI 65.9 —
PR 22.6 —

Year-wise rank

2019202020212022202320242025
UPES Dehradun #56 NEW #66 10 #46 20 #41 5 #39 2 #41 2 #36 5
MAHE Manipal · · · · · · ·
Law2025 #18 —
NIRF 2025 UPES Dehradun MAHE Manipal
NIRF Rank #18 —
Score 61.45 —
TLR 70.0 —
RPC 39.8 —
GO 52.5 —
OI 74.9 —
PR 68.7 —

Year-wise rank

2021202220242025
UPES Dehradun #25 NEW #21 4 #28 7 #18 10
MAHE Manipal · · · ·
Architecture2025 — #27
NIRF 2025 UPES Dehradun MAHE Manipal
NIRF Rank — #27
Score — 54.68
TLR — 63.7
RPC — 21.0
GO — 73.1
OI — 66.4
PR — 37.4

Year-wise rank

2018202020212022202320242025
UPES Dehradun · · · · · · ·
MAHE Manipal #10 NEW #12 2 #18 6 #15 3 #25 10 #28 3 #27 1
Research2025 #45 #19
NIRF 2025 UPES Dehradun MAHE Manipal
NIRF Rank #45 #19
Score 46.46 56.41
TLR — —
RPC — —
GO — —
OI 65.4 67.7
PR 14.9 16.0

Year-wise rank

20212022202320242025
UPES Dehradun · · · · #45 NEW
MAHE Manipal #27 NEW #30 3 #25 5 #23 2 #19 4

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Leader — NIRF University 2025

MAHE Manipal

MAHE Manipal leads at #3 with a score of 69.25. UPES Dehradun is #45. Fastest climber: UPES Dehradun, up 55 places since 2021.

Ranking trend — who’s climbing?

NIRF rank by year; lower is better.

NIRF parameter summary

Understand how each parameter contributes to the overall score.

TLR Teaching, Learning & Resources
62.97 63.0
79.44 79.4
RPC Research & Professional Practice
45.6 45.6
61.76 61.8
GO Graduation Outcomes
60.78 60.8
78.52 78.5
OI Outreach & Inclusivity
65.41 65.4
67.71 67.7
PR Perception
31.66 31.7
44.19 44.2
UPES Dehradun MAHE Manipal

Students also ask

Which selected college is ranked higher?

MAHE Manipal leads at #3 with a score of 69.25. UPES Dehradun is #45. Fastest climber: UPES Dehradun, up 55 places since 2021.

Why focus on private universities?

Private universities are the primary comparison set here because students often shortlist them side by side. Government institutions remain available only as clearly marked benchmarks.

Does NIRF measure placements?

Partly. Graduation Outcomes includes placement, higher-studies and median-salary signals reported through the official NIRF framework.

Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India — 2025 edition selected; history is limited through this year.

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